入不敷出 rù bù fū chū income is not enough to cover the expenses

Explanation

收入不足以支付开支，形容经济困难。

Income is insufficient to cover expenses, describing financial difficulties.

Origin Story

贾府被抄家后，贾赦、贾珍被流放，原来与贾府走得近的人纷纷回避。皇上念贾妃的旧情，封贾政世袭旧职，有些人又回到贾政的身边。但此时的贾府家计萧条，入不敷出，一天不如一天。薛府也被薛蟠弄得接近家破人亡，薛姨妈只能变卖家产维持生活，依旧入不敷出，日子越发艰难。荣国府和宁国府曾经的繁华景象已成为过眼云烟，曾经的权势和荣华富贵都已消失殆尽，曾经显赫的家族如今也门庭冷落，举步维艰。昔日金玉满堂的景象早已不复存在，取而代之的是无尽的愁苦和窘迫。贾府的没落，不仅仅是经济上的入不敷出，更是家族精神的衰败和社会地位的骤然下降。这不仅警示着我们，要珍惜当下，更要居安思危，懂得未雨绸缪，才能避免走向衰败的结局。

jiǎ fǔ bèi chāo jiā hòu, jiǎ shè, jiǎ zhēn bèi liú fàng, yuán lái yǔ jiǎ fǔ zǒu de jìn de rén fēn fēn huí bì. huáng shang niàn jiǎ fēi de jiù qíng, fēng jiǎ zhèng shì xí jiù zhí, yǒu xiē rén yòu huí dào jiǎ zhèng de shēn biān. dàn cǐ shí de jiǎ fǔ jiā jì xiāo tiáo, rù bù fū chū, yī tiān bù rú yī tiān. xuē fǔ yě bèi xuē pán nòng de jiē jìn jiā pò rén wáng, xuē yí mā zhǐ néng biàn mãi jiā chǎn wéi chí shēng huó, yī jiù rù bù fū chū, rì zi yuè fā jiān nán. róng guó fǔ hé níng guó fǔ céng jīng de fán huá yǐn xiàng yǐ chéng wéi guò yǎn yún yān, céng jīng de quán shì hé róng huá fù guì dōu yǐ xiāo shī dài jìn, céng jīng xiǎn hè de jiā zú rú jīn yě mén tíng lěng luò, jǔ bù wéi jiān. xī rì jīn yù mǎn táng de yǐn xiàng zǎo yǐ bù fù cún zài, qǔ ér zhī de shì wú jìn de chóu kǔ hé jiǒng pò. jiǎ fǔ de mò luò, bù jǐn jīn shì jīng jì shàng de rù bù fū chū, gèng shì jiā zú jīng shén de shuāi bài hé shè huì dì wèi de zhòu rán xià jiàng. zhè bù jǐn jǐng shì zhè wǒ men, yào zhēn xī dāng xià, gèng yào jū ān sī wēi, dǒng de wèi yǔ chóu móu, cái néng bì miǎn zǒu xiàng shuāi bài de jié jú.

After the Jia family's mansion was confiscated, Jia She and Jia Zhen were exiled, and those who had close ties with the Jia family avoided them. The emperor remembered Jia Fei's old relationship and appointed Jia Zheng to a hereditary post, and some people returned to Jia Zheng's side. However, at this time, the Jia family's household was declining, their income was not enough to cover their expenses, and things were getting worse day by day. The Xue family was also almost ruined by Xue Pan, and Xue Yima could only sell her property to maintain her livelihood, but still, the income was not enough to cover the expenses, and their days became increasingly difficult. The former splendor of the Rongguo and Ningguo mansions had become a fleeting illusion; the power and wealth were gone, and the once mighty family was now desolate and struggling to survive. The former prosperity was gone, replaced by endless sorrow and hardship. The decline of the Jia family was not merely a matter of income not meeting expenses but also of the decline of the family's spirit and the sudden fall in social status. This is not only a warning to cherish the present but also a reminder to stay vigilant, to take precautions, and to plan ahead, in order to avoid heading towards decline.

Usage

用于形容经济状况不好，入不敷出

yongyu miaoshu jingji zhuangkuang bu hao, ru bu fu chu

Used to describe a bad economic situation where income does not cover expenses.

Examples

• 近几年公司效益不好，入不敷出，员工工资都发不出来了。

  jin jinian gongsi xiaoyi bu hao, ru bu fu chu, yuangong gongzi dou fa bu chulai le. ta shouru tai di, ru bu fu chu, shenghuo feichang jieju

  In recent years, the company's performance has been poor, and the income is not enough to cover the expenditure, so the employees' salaries cannot be paid.

• 他收入太低，入不敷出，生活非常拮据。

  His income is too low; his income is not enough to cover his expenses; his life is very difficult.

Related Idioms

• 捉襟见肘

• 入不支出

Opposite Idioms

• 绰绰有余

• 富裕